GRADE 11 MATHEMATICAL LITERACY
TERM 3 TEST
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QUESTION 1 17 MARKS
Mark wants to build a loft for his daughter. See the plan on Annexure A to answer the
questions that follow.
1.1 Is the plan shown on Annexure A, an elevation or floorplan? (1)
1.2 How many doors are visible on the map? (2)
1.3 What is represented by the lines A – D? (1)
1.4 In what direction does the balcony face? (1)
1.5 Determine the area of the balcony if it is 23% of the total 64m 2 area. (3)
1.6 If they get a quote of R78500, determine the price per square meter. (3)
1.7 Draw 2 x elevations (West, South) of the loft from the same angle with
a scale of 1:1,5m
Assume the loft is on top of a garage with no windows. (6)
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QUESTION 2 21 MARKS
Jesse is saving up for the holidays. She decides to sell brownies at the local farmer’s market
every Saturday. The amounts indicated below will yield 105 brownies and she decides to sell
them for R7,00 a piece.
Cacao R102,50
Butter R46,80
Sugar R38,20
Eggs R66,60
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, 2.1 Give TWO ideas on how Jesse can promote brownie sales. (2)
2.2 What does it mean to break even? (1)
2.3 She determines that other expenses will add up to about R80,00.
Determine how many brownies she should sell to break even. (5)
2.4 Indicate your results for Question 2.3 on a graph. (3)
2.5 Is R7,00 an appropriate selling price? Give a reason for your answer. (2)
2.6 She sells 50 brownies every Saturday for 8 weeks for R8,50 a piece.
Determine her income. (2)
2.7 She calculates that one brownie costs her R6,20 to produce.
What is her profit margin? (3)
2.8 To fund this project, Jesse borrowed R1050,00 from her dad with a
2% interest rate. Determine the amount she must repay him. (3)
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QUESTION 3 22 MARKS
3.1 Mr Johnson invests money in a fixed deposit account. He invests R2000 at an interest
rate of 7,8% year. Use the table below to calculate how much his investment would
be worth on 30 April if he made the investment on 15 January.
Month No of Opening Daily Monthly Closing
Days balance interest interest balance (6)
Jan
3.2 Mr Johnson wants to renew his cellphone contract and considers the following
Feb
March
April
options.
Option A: Option B: Option C: Option D:
Fixed monthly Monthly fee of R29, Monthly fee of R56, Monthly fee of R350
amount of R400 for and a tariff of R1,30 and a tariff of R0.99 for 150 minutes and
200min and 5000MB per minute and per minute and 5000MB. Extra
data R0,80 per 25MB R0,75 per 25MB minutes at a tariff of
R1,45 per minute
Determine the best option for Mr Johnson if he requires 200minutes and 5 Gig monthly.
Show all calculations. (7)
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TERM 3 TEST
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QUESTION 1 17 MARKS
Mark wants to build a loft for his daughter. See the plan on Annexure A to answer the
questions that follow.
1.1 Is the plan shown on Annexure A, an elevation or floorplan? (1)
1.2 How many doors are visible on the map? (2)
1.3 What is represented by the lines A – D? (1)
1.4 In what direction does the balcony face? (1)
1.5 Determine the area of the balcony if it is 23% of the total 64m 2 area. (3)
1.6 If they get a quote of R78500, determine the price per square meter. (3)
1.7 Draw 2 x elevations (West, South) of the loft from the same angle with
a scale of 1:1,5m
Assume the loft is on top of a garage with no windows. (6)
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QUESTION 2 21 MARKS
Jesse is saving up for the holidays. She decides to sell brownies at the local farmer’s market
every Saturday. The amounts indicated below will yield 105 brownies and she decides to sell
them for R7,00 a piece.
Cacao R102,50
Butter R46,80
Sugar R38,20
Eggs R66,60
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, 2.1 Give TWO ideas on how Jesse can promote brownie sales. (2)
2.2 What does it mean to break even? (1)
2.3 She determines that other expenses will add up to about R80,00.
Determine how many brownies she should sell to break even. (5)
2.4 Indicate your results for Question 2.3 on a graph. (3)
2.5 Is R7,00 an appropriate selling price? Give a reason for your answer. (2)
2.6 She sells 50 brownies every Saturday for 8 weeks for R8,50 a piece.
Determine her income. (2)
2.7 She calculates that one brownie costs her R6,20 to produce.
What is her profit margin? (3)
2.8 To fund this project, Jesse borrowed R1050,00 from her dad with a
2% interest rate. Determine the amount she must repay him. (3)
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QUESTION 3 22 MARKS
3.1 Mr Johnson invests money in a fixed deposit account. He invests R2000 at an interest
rate of 7,8% year. Use the table below to calculate how much his investment would
be worth on 30 April if he made the investment on 15 January.
Month No of Opening Daily Monthly Closing
Days balance interest interest balance (6)
Jan
3.2 Mr Johnson wants to renew his cellphone contract and considers the following
Feb
March
April
options.
Option A: Option B: Option C: Option D:
Fixed monthly Monthly fee of R29, Monthly fee of R56, Monthly fee of R350
amount of R400 for and a tariff of R1,30 and a tariff of R0.99 for 150 minutes and
200min and 5000MB per minute and per minute and 5000MB. Extra
data R0,80 per 25MB R0,75 per 25MB minutes at a tariff of
R1,45 per minute
Determine the best option for Mr Johnson if he requires 200minutes and 5 Gig monthly.
Show all calculations. (7)
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